Explore how employee ownership can be an ideal exit strategy.
In this webinar you will learn how to:
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- Sell your company to your employees
- Exit financially and ensure continued impact in your community
- Preserve jobs and provide new ownership opportunities for employees
Kirk Vartan, founder of A Slice of New York, discusses why employee ownership was the right choice for him. By turning his business into a coop, Kirk generated wealth for himself through the sale of his company while creating wealth for his employees. A Slice of New York is a prime example of how to transition a successful business to employee ownership efficiently and cost-effectively.
Panelist:
Kirk Vartan, Founder, A Slice of New York
Kirk Vartan is a native New Yorker, NBC technologist, former hi-tech professional, community activist, and small business founder of two successful pizza shops, A Slice of New York, in San Jose/Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. In July 2017, with the help of Project Equity, A Slice of New York became the first retail worker cooperative in the South Bay. Kirk continues to promote the cooperative message to local cities and businesses.
Moderator:
Donna Sky, Business Development Manager, Project Equity
Donna is a long time social entrepreneur and San Francisco business owner. She is the founder of Love & Hummus Co., a mission-driven food startup she operated starting in 2009 and grew from inception into a national brand. Donna’s work with Project Equity is led by her expertise as a business owner, her passion for using business as a force for good, developing a more inclusive economy and the creation of more employee-owned businesses.
View our recorded webinars
Rebuilding with resiliency and equity through Employee Ownership
recorded August 20, 2020
recorded on August 18, 2020
Reenvisioning Retail: The Future of Retail (Hosted by Lives Empowered)
recorded July 24, 2020
Employee ownership: A business succession strategy in challenging times
recorded June 9, 2020
Increasing Equity in a Post-Pandemic Economy: The Potential for Growing Worker Ownership (Hosted by The Aspen Institute)
recorded May 19, 2020
Employee ownership: How it works
recorded March 2020
Attract and retain the best talent with employee ownership
recorded June 26, 2019
Sell your business with employee ownership
recorded June 18, 2019
Participatory Management
recorded July 2018
Worker Transitions vs. Roll-ups
recorded August 2017
Impact Investing in Worker Cooperatives, How to get involved
recorded April 2017
Succession Planning: How to Engage Purchasing Coop Members in Their Future
recorded March 2017
Succession Planning for Purchasing Coops and their Members
recorded December 2016
Creative Sources of Capital for your Cooperative
recorded September 2016
The Lending Opportunity of a Generation: Investing in businesses converting to worker ownership
recorded March 2016
The Cooperative Growth Ecosystem
recorded January 2016
Why Worker Coop Conversions and Ownership Make Sense Now
recorded October 2015
Succession Planning, Opportunities and Benefits of Employee Ownership
recorded August 2015
Scaling the Development of Worker-Owned Cooperatives
recorded July 2015
Converting Businesses to Worker Cooperatives
recorded April 2015
Blueprint for Increasing Worker Ownership in Low Income Communities
recorded March 2015
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